Authentic Paella Valenciana

Name: Authentic Paella Valenciana
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 🍗 ½ (4 pound) whole chicken, cut into 6 pieces; ½ (2 pound) rabbit, cleaned and cut into pieces; 🧄 1 head garlic, cloves separated and peeled; 🍅 1 medium tomato, finely chopped; ½ (10 ounce) package frozen green peas; ½ (10 ounce) package frozen green beans; 1 (15.5 ounce) can butter beans; 1 teaspoon mild paprika, or to taste; 1 pinch saffron threads, or to taste; 1 pinch dried thyme, or to taste; 1 pinch dried rosemary, or to taste; 🧂 Salt to taste; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 💧 6 cups water, or as needed; 🍚 3 cups short-grain white rice, or as needed

Cost $25, save $35

Source: Recommended by CookPal

90 Min
8 Servings
$25

Authentic Paella Valenciana

Cost $25, save $35

Source: Recommended by CookPal

90 Min
8 Servings
$25

INGREDIENTS

Meat
- 🍗 ½ (4 pound) whole chicken, cut into 6 pieces
- ½ (2 pound) rabbit, cleaned and cut into pieces
Vegetables
- 🧄 1 head garlic, cloves separated and peeled
- 🍅 1 medium tomato, finely chopped
- ½ (10 ounce) package frozen green peas
- ½ (10 ounce) package frozen green beans
Legumes
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can butter beans
Spices
- 1 teaspoon mild paprika, or to taste
- 1 pinch saffron threads, or to taste
- 1 pinch dried thyme, or to taste
- 1 pinch dried rosemary, or to taste
- 🧂 Salt to taste
Staples
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 💧 6 cups water, or as needed
- 🍚 3 cups short-grain white rice, or as needed

STEPS

Heat a paella pan over medium-high heat, and coat with olive oil. Add chicken, rabbit, and garlic; cook and stir until nicely browned. Move the browned meat to the sides of the pan, and add tomato, butter beans, peas, and green beans. Season with paprika, and mix well.

Fill the paella pan almost to the top with water, measuring the water as you add it so you can determine the amount of rice to add later. Bring to a boil. Simmer for about 1 hour to make a nice broth.

Season with a generous amount of salt, just enough saffron for a yellow color, thyme, and rosemary. Stir in half as much rice as the amount of water added to the pan. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until all of the liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

783

Calories

34
Protein
87
Carbs
31
Fats

💡 Use a traditional paella pan (paellera) for authentic results.Be careful not to over-season with saffron; a small pinch is sufficient to achieve a distinctive yellow color.Short-grain paella rice is critical; do not replace with long-grain rice.